Car-starter



(No Model.)

J. J. ANTHONY. GAR STARTER.

No. 308,232. Patented Nov. 18, 1884-.

j INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

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JACOB J. ANTHONY, OF SHARON SPRINGS, NEW? YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF,AND CHARLES E. BILLINGS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

CAR-STARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,232, dated rio/ember 18, 1884.

Application filed August 14, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom i! may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB J. ANTHONY, of Sharon Springs, in the countyof Schoharie and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedHand and Foot Power Mechanism, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide mechanism that can be operatedby handand foot for the development of power, the power to be appliedfor any purposes--such as the stopping and starting of cars, theoperation of fire-engines, &c. To that end my invention consists in thecompound lever and ratchet I 5 mechanism hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

The drawings show the invention as applied for stopping and startingcars.

Figure 1 is a sectional side view. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the partsbelow the car-body. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views.

2 A represents the bottom of a car. a is one of the axles supporting thecar by boxes I) at the lower ends of rigid pedestals c. The pedestals 0are tubular, and extend through the car-bottom, and their upper ends areclosed 0 by caps a, so the tubes can be filled with oil, and thus serveas a reservoir for supplying the boxes. d (l are braces from the boxesto the car-bottom, and e e are the car-wheels. d are inner braces forsupporting the axle against 5 strain in working the machine.

Upon the axle a is fixed a hub, f, to which two straight-toothedratchet-wheels,gg, are attached by screws entering the hub; or, in caseswhere the mechanism is to be applied to the 40 axles or shafts in use,the ratchet-wheels may be cast in halves with half-hubs, and withflanges on the joint-line for securing them together on the axle. Uponthe hubf, as a fulcrum, is hung a lever, B, which is formed of .5 woodor metal, and consists of two bars, h, formed to set on the hub atopposite sides and bolted together, so that while the lever is held onthe hub it can rock freely thereon. The ends of lever B project beyondthe ratchetwheels, and are formed with horizontal slots i. it k aredogs, made in the form of straight rods, with side lugs or extensions,70, that extend through the slots i and out at the opposite sides oflever B. Z Z are spiral springs upon the dogs k, between pins on thedogs and 5 5 the ends of lever B, so that the springs tend to force thedogs outward. m is a hand-lever hung on the end of a rigid bar, a,attached to lever B, with the upper end extending through the car-bottomto a convenient position for operation from the platform, while thelower end of this lever m is jointed to the endof one dog 70 below. 0 isa rod jointed to lever in above its fulcrum. and passing over lever B tothe outer end of the other dog, to which it is connected. The inner endsof the dogs 7; are slotted to pass upon the vertical bolts 1),connecting the two parts h of lever B, so that the bolts serve to guidethe dogs and prevent lateral movement. 7 A guide-rod, q, hinged to leverB, passes up through the car-bottom, so

as to brace the lever sidewise. r is a footpiece on lever on.

To start a car fitted with this mechanism, lever on is first grasped bythe hands and lifted, thereby raising that end of the lever B andlowering the opposite end. The lever on is then pushed forward to causethe inward movement of dogs 7; and their engagement with theratchet-wheels, and the operator then, So placing his foot on piece 0'',throws his weight on lever m, so as to cause a downward move ment andthe rotation of the ratchet-wheels and axle. As soon as lever m isreleased the springs Z move the dogs outward and free from 8 5 theratchet-wheels, and the operation is repeated.

In this manner street-cars can be started, and when under way can bestopped by causing the dogs to engage the ratchetwvheels, 0 therebystopping the rotation. The device can also be used with steam-cars formaking up trains, and thereby dispensing with the locomotive generallyused.

It is evident that this power mechanism can 5 be applied for rotating ashaft and connections made from the shaft for driving machinery.

It can also readily be fitted for operating fireengines.

A tank may be built or carried on platform 10o A for carrying a supplyof Water, and the rod shown at 1 connected to pumps, so'that the pumpswill be operated by movement of lever 70, and the apparatus thus serveas ahand fireengine. The platform and tank may be made of either wood oriron.

By using two ratchet-wheels and making the lever B compound the strainis balanced in all parts of the mechanism. A single ratchet-wheel may beused and the lever slotted to pass at each side of the Wheel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The power mechanism consisting of a compound lever,B, the sliding dogs 70, ratchetwheels hand-lever m, and connecting-rod0, substantially as described, combined for operation as specified.

JACOB J. ANTHONY.

XVitn csses:

SPENCER HYNEY, JACOB HARPER.

